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Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
Google stopped letting owners of early Nest themostats remotely control their devices last month. But it's still remotely collecting extensive surveillance data from them: https://www.theverge.com/news/820600/google-nest-learning-thermostat-downgraded-data-collection #privacy
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
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Yuck. Meta apps listen on localhost on Android so that tracking scripts can talk to apps, and Meta can monitor your browsing and tie it to identity. Why is that allowed? www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/m...
Meta Pixel halts Android localhost tracking after disclosure
: Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffins
www.theregister.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Yuck. Meta apps listen on localhost on Android so that tracking scripts can talk to apps, and Meta can monitor your browsing and tie it to identity. Why is that allowed? www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/m...
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“If I supply you with a tool to remove DRM (like some versions of Calibre), then I commit a felony and Amazon can have me sent to prison for five years for giving you a tool to move my book from the Kindle app to a rival app like Kobo” – Cory Doctorow
lifehacker.com/tech/you-can...
lifehacker.com/tech/you-can...
You Can Remove DRM From Your Digital Books, but It's Probably Illegal
DRM prevents you from downloading copies of books you've purchased from online storefronts, but is it legal to bypass DRM to create backups? Cory Doctorow, an expert on the DMCA, weighs in on the subj...
lifehacker.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“If I supply you with a tool to remove DRM (like some versions of Calibre), then I commit a felony and Amazon can have me sent to prison for five years for giving you a tool to move my book from the Kindle app to a rival app like Kobo” – Cory Doctorow
lifehacker.com/tech/you-can...
lifehacker.com/tech/you-can...
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Mindset reset:
Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.
If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.
If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Mindset reset:
Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.
If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.
If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
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If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.”
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks"
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
Zuckerberg Says 'Everything I Say Leaks' in Leaked Meeting Audio
"There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.”
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
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OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
January 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
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Opting out of Gmail's Gemini AI summaries is a mess.
Here's how to do it, we think:
🔗 www.404media.co/opting-out-o...
Here's how to do it, we think:
🔗 www.404media.co/opting-out-o...
January 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Opting out of Gmail's Gemini AI summaries is a mess.
Here's how to do it, we think:
🔗 www.404media.co/opting-out-o...
Here's how to do it, we think:
🔗 www.404media.co/opting-out-o...
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
January 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
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I’m still optimistic about passkeys but this does a great job of laying out the current issues fairly arstechnica.com/security/202... Thanks
@dangoodin.bsky.social
@dangoodin.bsky.social
Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
Just in time for holiday tech-support sessions, here’s what to know about passkeys.
arstechnica.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
I’m still optimistic about passkeys but this does a great job of laying out the current issues fairly arstechnica.com/security/202... Thanks
@dangoodin.bsky.social
@dangoodin.bsky.social
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We welcome this ruling.
NSO Group, the maker of the notorious Pegasus spyware, cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts for its unlawful attacks on journalists and human rights activists in dozens of countries around the world.
NSO Group, the maker of the notorious Pegasus spyware, cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts for its unlawful attacks on journalists and human rights activists in dozens of countries around the world.
Meta’s WhatsApp wins ruling holding spyware maker NSO liable for hacking
Israel-based maker of Pegasus program loses five-year-old landmark case.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2024 at 11:58 PM
We welcome this ruling.
NSO Group, the maker of the notorious Pegasus spyware, cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts for its unlawful attacks on journalists and human rights activists in dozens of countries around the world.
NSO Group, the maker of the notorious Pegasus spyware, cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts for its unlawful attacks on journalists and human rights activists in dozens of countries around the world.
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It costs around $50 million every year to ensure Signal is robust and available all over the world for anyone whenever they need it.
And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.
signal.org/donate/
And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.
signal.org/donate/
Donate to Signal Private Messenger
Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous communication. Please make a donation today.
signal.org
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
It costs around $50 million every year to ensure Signal is robust and available all over the world for anyone whenever they need it.
And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.
signal.org/donate/
And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.
signal.org/donate/
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Not sure everyone appreciates the significance of this process, not just for Microsoft and its customers, but for the future of global data flows.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
The EDPS follows up on the compliance of European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is examining the European Commission’s compliance with its decision of 8 March 2024 regarding the use of Microsoft 365.Under the decision, the European C...
www.edps.europa.eu
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Not sure everyone appreciates the significance of this process, not just for Microsoft and its customers, but for the future of global data flows.
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
www.edps.europa.eu/press-public...
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Did you know that most printer ink isn’t even expensive to make? Why then is it so expensive to refill the ink on your printer?
Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?
Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?
www.digitalrightsbytes.org
December 8, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Did you know that most printer ink isn’t even expensive to make? Why then is it so expensive to refill the ink on your printer?
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Want to bulk delete all your tweets for free? Hey, that’s what I do! cyd.social/delete-all-y...
Delete all your tweets for free with Cyd
Cyd is a new app that helps you claw back control of your data from tech platforms, starting with X.
cyd.social
December 5, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Want to bulk delete all your tweets for free? Hey, that’s what I do! cyd.social/delete-all-y...
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How much does true messaging privacy cost, and what does it give you?
Excellent insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & Joshua Lund of @signal.bsky.social
#messaging #privacy #cost
Excellent insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & Joshua Lund of @signal.bsky.social
#messaging #privacy #cost
Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive
Signal is the world’s most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the Signal app itself. Since launching in 2013, the Signal...
signal.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:07 AM
How much does true messaging privacy cost, and what does it give you?
Excellent insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & Joshua Lund of @signal.bsky.social
#messaging #privacy #cost
Excellent insights from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & Joshua Lund of @signal.bsky.social
#messaging #privacy #cost
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✨ Bluesky Exclusive Giveaway time #2 ✨
I reached down the back of the sofa, and pulled out a Humble Gift (Steam key) for Death Stranding Director's Cut!
Want to win it?
- Follow
- Like
- Repost
The winner will be notified by a tag and then a DM with the key.
Closes Monday, December 2nd, 7PM UTC.
I reached down the back of the sofa, and pulled out a Humble Gift (Steam key) for Death Stranding Director's Cut!
Want to win it?
- Follow
- Like
- Repost
The winner will be notified by a tag and then a DM with the key.
Closes Monday, December 2nd, 7PM UTC.
November 26, 2024 at 6:38 PM
✨ Bluesky Exclusive Giveaway time #2 ✨
I reached down the back of the sofa, and pulled out a Humble Gift (Steam key) for Death Stranding Director's Cut!
Want to win it?
- Follow
- Like
- Repost
The winner will be notified by a tag and then a DM with the key.
Closes Monday, December 2nd, 7PM UTC.
I reached down the back of the sofa, and pulled out a Humble Gift (Steam key) for Death Stranding Director's Cut!
Want to win it?
- Follow
- Like
- Repost
The winner will be notified by a tag and then a DM with the key.
Closes Monday, December 2nd, 7PM UTC.
@pedidosya.bsky.social ¿Si esta cuenta es oficial porque no la verifican con el dominio?
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky
Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.
bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM
@pedidosya.bsky.social ¿Si esta cuenta es oficial porque no la verifican con el dominio?
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
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Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update
Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update
To celebrate that Half-Life 2 has turned 20, Valve has made it free to claim and keep for a limited time. Not only that, but Episodes One and Two are now included.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update
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I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.
November 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.